PDFunite 0.41.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malformed PDF files during merge operations. Attackers can trigger a segmentation fault in the XRef::getEntry function within libpoppler by providing a specially crafted PDF file to the pdfunite utility.
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Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:pdfunite:0.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Poppler-utils
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| Description | PDFunite 0.41.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malformed PDF files during merge operations. Attackers can trigger a segmentation fault in the XRef::getEntry function within libpoppler by providing a specially crafted PDF file to the pdfunite utility. | |
| Title | PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-120 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-04-29T19:24:37.960Z
Updated: 2026-04-30T15:22:38.658Z
Reserved: 2026-04-29T12:10:08.610Z
Link: CVE-2018-25306
Updated: 2026-04-30T13:11:20.086Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-04-29T20:16:26.043
Modified: 2026-05-05T14:22:22.727
Link: CVE-2018-25306
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